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Furukawa K, Lee KW, Shimata K, Ito T, Toshima T, Akamatsu N, Hibi T, Hong SK, Kim JM, Hatano E, Yoshizumi T, Ikegmi T, Suh KS. Feasible living donor liver transplantation for patients on chronic hemodialysis: a multicenter study in East Asian countries. Surg Today 2024; 54:471-477. [PMID: 37742325 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-023-02751-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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PURPOSES End-stage liver and kidney disease is an indication for simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation. However, in countries where deceased donor transplantation is not well established, living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a realistic option for patients on hemodialysis (HD). We investigated the outcomes of LDLT for patients on HD. METHODS We conducted a retrospective multicenter survey of patients on chronic HD who underwent LDLT in East Asian countries. The characteristics of donors and recipients and the short and long-term outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS Between 2001 and 2021, 45 patients on HD underwent LDLT and 11 of these patients also underwent kidney transplantation (KT). The overall survival rate at 5 years of the 34 patients who underwent only LDLT was 44.5%. Multivariate analysis identified a low graft recipient weight ratio (< 1%) (p = 0.048) and long HD duration (≥ 10 years) (p = 0.046) as independent predictors of poor overall survival. The major complication was posttransplant bleeding, which occurred in12 patients (35%). CONCLUSION It is important to establish the indications for LDLT, taking into consideration graft size and HD duration in candidate patients on HD.
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- Kenei Furukawa
- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
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- Division of HBP Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Division of HBP Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan
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- Division of HBP Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Yoo BM, Hong SY, Hong SK, Ahn YH, Kang HG, Lee S, Suh S, Han ES, Lee JM, Choi Y, Lee KW, Suh KS, Yi NJ. Posttransplant renal replacement therapy is an alarm signal for survival outcomes in pediatric liver transplantation. Pediatr Transplant 2023; 27:e14422. [PMID: 36325595 DOI: 10.1111/petr.14422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The impact of renal replacement therapy (RRT) on the long-term survival outcomes of pediatric liver recipients remains controversial. METHODS A total of 224 patients aged <18 years, who underwent liver transplantation (LT), were divided into two groups: patients who underwent renal replacement therapy (RRT) (group R, n = 25, 11.2%) and those who did not (group N, n = 199, 88.8%). The posttransplant patient survival outcomes according to RRT use constituted the primary end-point. RRT was initiated preoperatively in 12 patients (48.0%) and postoperatively in 13 [early: <6 months after LT (n = 5, 20.0%) and late: ≥6 months after LT (n = 8, 32.0%)]. The indications for RRT included liver disease involving the kidney (44.0%) and hepatorenal syndrome (56.0%). RESULTS The age at the time of LT (71.6 vs. 19.1 months) was higher, the pediatric end-stage liver disease score was lower (9.9 vs. 21.2), and the duration of hospitalization posttransplantation (41.0 vs. 27.0 days) was longer, while the rates of hepatic artery thrombosis (8.0% vs. 3.5%) were higher in group R (p < .05). The number of patients (60.0% vs. 93.0%; p < .001) and graft survival rates (68.0% vs. 93.0%; p < .001) were significantly lower in group R. Multivariate analysis revealed that posttransplant RRT and hepatic artery complications were risk factors for patient survival outcomes. Renal function was recovered in 7 patients (28.0%) in group R, and 9 (36.0%) eventually underwent kidney transplantation. CONCLUSION The survival outcomes of children requiring posttransplant RRT were significantly worse than those of children, who did not undergo RRT. Physicians should pay meticulous attention to patients requiring post-LT RRT.
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- Byung Min Yoo
- Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Irie T, Sugawara Y, Narita Y, Ibuki S, Shimata K, Yamamoto H, Hibi T. Single-center Experience of Living-donor Liver Transplantation in Patients Receiving Maintenance Renal Replacement Therapy. Transplant Proc 2019; 51:1520-1521. [PMID: 31155186 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.01.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND For most patients with liver failure receiving maintenance renal replacement therapy (RRT), treatment with living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) alone is indicated in Japan. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent LDLT while receiving RRT in our hospital. RESULTS Three of the 5 patients who underwent LDLT while on RRT died during the first year after transplantation. CONCLUSIONS The indications for liver transplantation in patients on RRT require careful examination.
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- T Irie
- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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A case of a maintenance hemodialysis patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease who underwent living donor liver transplantation alone due to refractory liver cyst infection. CEN Case Rep 2018; 7:307-312. [PMID: 29956096 DOI: 10.1007/s13730-018-0348-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Liver cysts are observed in 83% of cases of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Although not as prevalent as renal cyst infection, liver cyst infection is a serious complication that is sometimes difficult to treat. We report the case of a maintenance hemodialysis patient with ADPKD who received a living donor liver transplantation alone (LDLTA) due to refractory liver cyst infection. The patient was a 67-year-old Japanese man who developed fever and right-side abdominal pain, and liver cyst infection was suspected. Treatment with multiple antibiotics was ineffective. Many liver cysts were observed on magnetic resonance imaging scans and a cyst in liver segment S6, which produced the strongest signal variation, was drained. The fever subsided temporarily, but multiple infected liver cysts were observed on follow-up imaging examination; 4 months later, hepatectomy and LDLTA were performed. Although LDLTA due to refractory liver cyst infection in maintenance hemodialysis patients with ADPKD is risky and should be carefully considered, it may be the only effective treatment.
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